Children have a way of showing you if and where you have trouble being able to love.
My own child has loosened me up pretty good so far; whether I’ve liked it at the time or not:)
What a gift; what an inspiration!
Lucky are we for children and all they embody..
I wonder if you ever hear/imagine any of my songs with vocals in your head??
I may be putting something together as a side project..will keep you posted:)
I thought you might enjoy this story behind the song:
My father had a best friend in college named Bernie. Bernie and my dad were very tight; they both had an incredible sense of humor and often loved to joke around. They also both loved to travel and hitch-hiked all the way from Michigan to California one summer.
My father used to call Bernie from time to time at the local department store in town where Bernie worked. One day when my dad got him on the phone he asked, “Who’s answering the phones there today, anyway?â€
“That’s probably Mary Lou, why?†Bernie asked.
“What a voice she has! Wow is she single?†my dad chimed.
“I’ll look into it and get back to you,†Bernie reassured him.
A few days later Bernie had good news to share; he had set up a double-date with his girlfriend and Mary Lou, and my dad was to fill out the foursome.
And as for how the story goes: Mary Lou saw my father on that date for the first time and according to her, immediately knew he was the man she would someday marry! Needless to say my dad was very taken with her also. And so it was true they married and I was the first of five kids between them to follow!
I Knew I’d Love You centers around the story of my mother’s powerful first date with my father.
For me music is a direct doorway into a different reality. When I love a song if I shut my eyes and truly listen I definitely go somewhere, usually to a place I love hanging out in:)
That’s mostly what it’s all about re me and music I suppose..the way it affords me the ability to travel with it.
So there you have it: “Music is Transporting” in my humble opinion. Where will I go next?
Getting ready to create a bunch of new song ideas this evening; hopefully a few gems will poke through all the sand:)
That’s the way it goes for me; write/record a multitude of spontaneous music snippets, and listen later to see where/if the gems show up.
That way I only work hard on things that feel right and exciting after having some distance from them. Then I get the clarity that objectivity provides.
In other words getting caught up in inspiration when the content might not be there is kind of a wasteful use of precious time in my book:)
Have you ever worked and worked on something creative only later to find you don’t really like it now anyway, and no one else really does either? Well I have! So I do it differently now:)
That being said, sometimes something seems so perfect I’ll finish it right then and there..oops..
The first time I ever flew in an airplane it was a stormy, gloomy day. As the plane climbed up into the gray I was full of wonder and anticipation as to what would happen.. I was pleasantly surprised and excited when I burst through into the radiant sunlight and clear blue expanse.
That was the magical day I learned no matter what’s going on “down there” in my daily life, the sun is always shining somewhere. That made me really happy for some deeper reason.
I began playing music way back in first grade because I thought it would be fun; I’m happy to say it didn’t let me down.
Music is lot’s of things to me, but it’s also still fun:) It just feels good to do!
Lucky me am I to be able to do something fun with my life. It’s certainly very hard work at times, but I plan on always keeping it enjoyable too.
Maybe I’m still just a kid in first grade who doesn’t know he’s supposed to grow up yet? Hope so..
Here is the Story Behind the Song Diamonds In Her Eyes from my new “Rise” album. I thought you might enjoy it:
It was in my early twenties when I found myself driving down the California coast with a buddy of mine. We were having the greatest of times exploring, hiking, camping, and just seeing what we’d run into each day of our week long journey.
We happened to get hungry and needed gas while passing through a little known town, or should I say “village†right along the edge of the Pacific. We got our of our van and wandered into a local restaurant and got a bite to eat..
On the way out I got a nudge to walk across the street and check out one of the gift shops. As soon as I entered, this beautiful, glowing young woman walked straight up to me, looked deeply into my eyes and in a very soothing, soft-spoken way said “Hi; where are you from, and where are you going?â€
What amazed me about her was how calm she was, and how glistening and bright her eyes were! I’d actually never seen anything like it before. She looked right into my eyes for ten minutes as we talked comfortably, and actually ended up holding each others hands, face to face, by the time I remembered I should probably let my buddy know where I had gone. So I excused myself and said “Hey I better run; my buddy’s going to think I disappeared on him! I’ll certainly remember you. Thanks for hanging out like this and everything!â€
It was a uniquely exciting experience for the young lad I was at the time, because it was all so innocent and spontaneous; a fond memory I’ve kept tucked away.
I made my way back to the van, where he was impatiently waiting, and as we pulled out onto the road again I told my friend exactly what had happened back there. “Wow! What was her name?!†he adventurously chimed. I said “I don’t know, but she sure had diamonds in her eyes!†“Cool! How come stuff like that never happens to me?â€
Check out the Diamonds In Her Eyes free song download (this week only) on my home page:)
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